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Entered* as Second Class Matter VOL. LXXXVI, No. 8 PRINCETON, , MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1962 Post Office, Princeton. NJ. TEN CENTS McCosh Fund Pick Goldman Letters Stir Conflict Humanities Fellowships For Endowed History Chair On Shelter Program Will Promote Research Eric F. Goldmanhas been named By JOHN W. FISCHER The two Individual scholarships in the The fund will be administered Philip and Beulah Rollins Profes- publication of open letters to President Kennedy con- cerning the building of and social sciences will by a faculty committee consisting sor of History at Princeton, Presi- fallout shelters has added fuel to the conflict humanities among faculty be offered to senior members of the of one member appointed by the dent Goheen announced yesterday. members over the value of such a project. Princeton faculty under a new fel- President from the Council of the The appointment, effective on About 120 members of the Princeton faculty and 68 members lowship program announced by Humanities, Council on Human Re- January 1, makes him thefirst in- of the Rutgers faculty have published a letter endorsing Kennedy's fall- President Goheen yesterday. lations and the University Com- cumbent of the Rollins chair, one out program in the February 11 issue of the Princeton . A special fund, named in honor mittee on Research in the Human- of five endowed professorships in A letter opposing the program, signed by 100 faculty members, of James McCosh, Princeton's 11th ities and Social Sciences. the Department of History. appeared in December 26, 1961. The letter president, will spend approximate- The fellowships will be awarded Dr. Goldman is a 1953 recipient originated at Harvard and M.I.T. of the'Bancroft nation's ly $50; 000 annually to permit out- at the October meeting of the Prize, the College professors all over the country have displayed an unprece- Standing scholars to devote them- Board of Trustees in the year most coveted annual award for dented interest in the issue of fallout shelters. . selves to research programs of previous to that in which the ap- "distinguished writing in Ameri- In commenting about the fallout issue, one Princeton professor particular promise. pointments are to be effective. can history." The award was pre- remarked, "This is all you ever hear in the faculty lounge." sented for his book, "Rendezvous The scholarships will b* award- Signs Letter with A History Mod- Goheen ed on a competitive basis, over and Destiny, of The affirmative letter, signed by Scholarly Council ern Reform." President Goheen and Profes- above normal departmental quotas American sors John A. of the Physics Department and An authority on modern Ameri- Wheeler R. Paul Ramsey, and Humanities Council Fellow- chairman of the Religion Department, among Presents Awards can cultural history, he others, endorsed the ships. wrote.the shelters as a step "which would 1956 best seller, "The reduce the temptation to blackmail Highest University Awards To Scott Crucial Dec- our government Mendel ade, into surrender, in small steps. "They will be considered the Two Princeton professors—Ar- America, 1945-55," which he "In a world in which the magnitude of possible conflict is un- highest awards that the university thur Mendel of the Music Depart- has since enlarged to cover U. S. foreseeable, it is.not advisable to rely solely on normally ranking above ment and B. Y. Scott history through 1960. ... the thermo- bestows, Robert of nuclear deterrent. We also need a which would the He is, in addition, the author or shield render possible normal leaves and such other fel- Religion Department—hay c threats to our nation less formidable.- low.ships as those offered by the been awarded research fellowships co-authon of several other books "The existence of such a shield may mean the between of the Pres- by the American Council of Learn- including "The World's History," difference Council Humanities," an America that has been terribly damaged, but enough ident Goheen said. ed Societies. a high school text used throughout has skilled, the country and generally consid- courageous people to keep it going . . . and an America that has lost "Each McCosh Faculty Fellow- The two are among 53 recipients ered the best in its field. so large a portion of its people that the survivors are forced to surren- ship shall be equivalent to a term of the nationally competitive fel- A graduate and former profes- (Continued on page three) of leave and will, in addition, in- lowships, awarded for post-doctoral sor at , clude a drawing of $750 research in the humanities and re- account Dr. Goldman Has been at Princeton for research-related expenses. lated social sciences during the (Continued on page four) Those holding the' fellowships will year, 1962-63. be so listed each year in the Uni- Dr. Mendel's research will con- versity Catalogue," he added. sist of a critical edition of Johann Cape Canaveral Coverage J. Douglas Brown '19, dean of Bach's "St. John Passion." Alan W. Richards, photogra- the faculty, emphasized the import- The professor is recognized as pher for the Alumni Weekly, one ance of scholarship opportunities of the country's leading au- and Melvin M. Masuda '64, in the humanities and social sci- thorities on Bach's music. Daily Princetonian reporter and ences to balance such programs in A Harvard graduate, he came to a second lieutenant in the science and engineering which have the Princeton faculty in 1952 as AFROTC program, will cover extensive government support. chairman of the Music Department. the Mercury orbital attempt Dr. Mendel is past president, of Wednesday morning at Cape Ca- TODAY the Board of Trustees of the Dal- naveral. The pair left from Newark 4:30 p.m. "Buoyant croze School. Densi- Airport this morning to report ty Titrations —of Polypeptides and He was for 17 years the conduc- to the headquarters of the Na- Nuclei Acids," biochemistry sem- tor'of the Cantata Singers of New tional Aeronautics and Space inar, J. Vinogfad, California In- York City, a small chorus special- Administration (NASA) Coco stitute of Technology. 309 Frick. izing in music of the 17thand 18th at Beach, Fla. 8 p.m. "Lateral Inhibition Centuries. ' Richards will take pictures of in the Skin,— the Ear and the Dr. Scott, a prominent Old Test- the launching for the Air Force, Eye," lecture by Georg yon Beke- ament scholar, will devote his fel- ON THE AFFIRMATIVE: Eugene'P. Wigner, professor of physks, while Masuda will file stories for sy, Harvard University, 10 Mc- lowship to an investigation of the stands in his basement fallout shelter next to a cabinet containing the Princetonian. a radiation counter and other emergency supplies. He belongs to the Cosh. (Continued on page three) faculty group, which includes President Goheen, supporting shelters. Mayor Patterson Fulfills Basic Campaign Promise By FRANK B. MERRICK something it isn't. I wish to growth in the borough. He fol- "We don't want to cash in on The urban renewal project, for point out that Princeton has lowed the advice of his consul- Princeton's economic potential. the two-block area behind the grown in the past without urban tant, F. Dodd McHugh that by We want to keep Princeton the Playhouse was killed at a recent renewal." 1980, 99,000 people would be de- way it is." Planning Board meeting, Bor- He said that he is planning to pendent on the borough for their Washington Rd. Bypass ough Mayor Henry S. Patterson go ahead with the relocation of economic support. Concerning the 206 A bypass '43 said yesterday in an inter- Jackson St., within the area of Mayor Patterson and his Re- issue, Mayor Patterson said be- view. the urban renewal project, but it publican slate was strongly fore the election, "It's time the The defeat of this issue repre- will not be done with federal against this concept. He argued kid gloves were taken off. We sents the fulfillment of a basic funds. in the campaign, "We must anti- have! to substitute action for promise made to borough voters At the Planning Board meet- cipate growth, not encourage it." words." by the mayor during his cam- ing, a motion was made to take Apparently he has succeeded He said that in the past month paign last fall. a new vote for blight determina- in this important point of his he has conferred with officials of Before the election, he came tion in the two-block area. Five campaign. municipalities involved in the members the including out. strongly against urban re- of board, He said in the interview that bypass plan. "We must arrive newal, which involves a determi- Mayor Patterson, voted against the Planning Board has rehired at a unified approach to the prob- and two voted for the nation of blight, dislocation of measure. McHugh to revise his revisions lem. We must come up with a residents and redevelopment of Martin L. Beck, chairman of (made under Mayor Male)

and 4 o'clock this }aiternoon ior jE^vtheromanticgestuie \ check. Apple gate Florists aiinal 47 Tel. WA 4-0121 4 THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1962 Mayor Solution to Bypass Problem Goldman Seeks (Continued from page one) (Continued from page one) This issue involves the rich relatively new issue in the bor- yard in the Vandeventer-Moore since 1942. A special borough council sub- commercial nucleus of the bor- ough, the mayor said he is block, just east of the Garden On several occasions he has been voted committee has been set up to ough which is surrounded by the against large public expenditures Theatre. "best lecturer!" by the Sen- consider key issues including the poorer residential areas of the for shelter construction. He feels, The idea is to construct an in- ior Class. His course, "Modern bypass, township. however, the proposed new bor- ternal parking lot by building America," was last semester's he said. largest Concerning consolidation of the The two areas have many over- ough school "would be foolish the lot on the inside of the block upperclass course. borough with the township, long lapping facilities: two town halls, not to include facilities which to do away with any "sea of He has published articles in an important consideration of fire and police departments, could be converted into shelters." blacktop." "Harper's," "Holiday," "The New borough politics, Mayor Patter- school system and tax rates. Capt. is coordinating all When Mayor Male left office, Republic," "The Reporter" and son said: However, the mayor pointed private efforts and providing the there were only two landowners "The Saturday Review," as well as "At the present time, what- out that there are increasing necessary information to individ- who would not sell or lease their in scholarly journals. ever advantages would accrue to areas of cooperation between the uals who wish to construct shel- property for the parking facility. A regular reviewer for both the the borough from consolidation borough and township in recrea- ters, the mayor said. Mayor Patterson commented New York Times and Herald Tri- would be offset by the disad- tion, sewer and incinerator facil- Mayor Patterson indicated that that he is working for a mutual- bune Sunday book sections Dr. vantages, specifically the higher ities and civil defense. He favors he is interested in continuing ly satisfactory agreement be- Goldman has since 1959 also been taxes the borough would have to increasing this cooperation. former Mayor Male's efforts in tween the borough and the land- the regular moderatefl for NBC- pay." Commenting on civil defense, a the construction of a parking owners. TV's intellectual discussion pro- gram, "The Open Mind." In 1953-54 the history professor lectured under State Department auspices in most European coun- tries west of the Iron Curtain. He was sent to India in 1956 for the Guide same purpose. Presented by Pall Mall Famous Cigarettes Hess Will Lecture On MoholeProject The intricate and intriguing "Project Mohole" will be the sub- ject of an address to the Institute 'I'nV i I a of Radio Engineers, by Harry H. Hess, chairman of the Geology De- partment, 1,1 tomorrow evening. ■ I V-Tv I*i«l The speech, scheduled for 8 p-m. 1 i /ry in Frick Auditorium, will contain •»»fl a discussion of some of the prob- lems of drilling a 25,000 foot hole l! .'.is;a 1 47 15,000 feet below sea level. ' The project is in conjunction with studies attempting to discover it mill Him the composition of the earth's man- tle, an object of speculation since 1850. Study by Analogy For years the most prevalent method of studying the mantle has been by analogy with composition of other planets, through study of their meteorites. However, uncer- tainties about the mantle can only be resolved by direct examination. Another feature of Project Mo- hole is its proposed comparison be- tween the earth's crust and its mantle. This is expected to pin- point more accurately the earth's age.

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